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Issues of Candidate Selection for a Cochlear Implant
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Issues of Candidate Selection for a Cochlear Implant

Bruce J. Gantz
Otolaryngologic clinics of North America, Vol.22(1), pp.239-247
02/1989
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-6665(20)31476-6
PMID: 2649856

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Abstract

The cochlear implant has been successful in providing sound to deaf patients. A wide spectrum of results, from sound awareness to word understanding without lip-reading, has been achieved. However, because of the unpredictable nature of the results, appropriate candidate selection is imperative. Medical and surgical criteria for treatment of adults and children are presented.

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